Circa 1909: Amsterdam Avenue at West 103rd Street

By Caitlin Hawke

From about 1908 to 1965, the Hotel Clendening was located at 202 West 103rd Street, taking its name from a nearby estate owned by John Clendening. Found on the southwest corner of the intersection, the hotel had a "superior" Table d'Hôte, or so the 1908 ad below claims. Another feature was that it was "200 feet" from the subway entrance. The entire area was known as Clendening Valley, a hat tip to the eponymous Irish landowner.

Circa 1920 with h/t to the wonderful blog stuffnobodycaresabout.com for the great postcard